College Basketball Best Bets for Tuesday: Matchups, Odds, Picks, Predictions

Feast Week is in full swing. Tuesday's college basketball games are a big one. Several programs are playing in midseason tournaments. The semifinals of the Maui Invitational will be played on Tuesday.

Creighton is playing Arkansas on Tuesday. San Diego State is taking on Arizona. Texas Tech is facing Louisville. Bradley is against Auburn. Liberty is vs. Northwestern. Louisiana-Lafayette is going to play Southern Methodist. Oral Roberts is being played against Utah State.

Creighton is playing Arkansas on Tuesday. San Diego State is taking on Arizona. Texas Tech is facing Louisville. Bradley is going to play Auburn. Louisiana-Lafayette is up against Southern Methodist. Oral Roberts is against Utah State.

Southern Methodist is the moneyline pick for Tuesday’s CollegeBasketball Best Bets. Creighton is spread at 2 points. Liberty is an upset pick. Oral Roberts-Utah State is under 159.5. San Diego State will be +0. 5 in the first half.

Southern Methodist is under the moneyline (-160 via Caesars) Creighton is spread (-110 via DraftKings) Oral Roberts-Utah State is Under 159.5 (-115 via FanDuel) Liberty is an upset (+155 via caesar's) San Diego State will be +0. 5 in first half (-114 via fanduel).

Southern Methodist is 2-2 but still favored over an undefeated Louisiana team. The Mustangs won the previous game 55-47 over Evansville. SMU is 40-6 at Moody Coliseum since the start of the 2019-20 season.

Creighton is playing Arkansas in the semifinals of the Maui Invitational. Creighton beat Texas Tech 76-65 on Monday. Arkansas demolished Louisville in opening round. The Blue Jays are the favorite. Creevil is ranked No. 19 in Kenpom.

Oral Roberts (3-2) and Utah State (4-0) meet in Logan, Utah on Tuesday. Kenpom projects Utah to win 82-73. The Golden Eagles are shooting 43.7% from beyond the arc. Oral Roberts is ranked 45th in defensive 3-point percentage. Max Abmas' scoring average has dropped from 22.8 points per game last season to 15.0 points this season.

Liberty Flames are 2-2 in the Cancun Challenge. They lost 76-72 to Southern Miss. Northwestern is 4-0 and the favorite. Flames guard Darius McGhee is averaging 20.3 points per game and shooting 40.5% from 3-point range.

Arizona is coming off a late-night win over Cincinnati. San Diego State is 4-0 and has been exceeding expectations on offense. The Aztecs beat Ohio State 88-77 on Monday. FanDuel is one of the better places to play these first-half markets.

College basketball best bets for Tuesday are available from 8:45 a.m. ET.